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NBA unveils sleeved Adidas jerseys for Christmas Day games

All 10 teams playing on Christmas Day will don the holiday sleeved jerseys. (Courtesy of Adidas)

The NBA and Adidas unveiled Thursday the short sleeve jerseys that will be worn during this year's Christmas Day quintuple-header. The solid-color "BIG Logo" jersey designs feature an over-sized team logo on the front; the player's number has been moved from the chest to the left sleeve. "Holiday-inspired" warm-ups and shirts will accompany the jerseys.

Images of a few of the jerseys leaked last week. All 10 sleeved jersey designs that will be worn on Christmas can be seen in the gallery below.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the NBA and Adidas are continuing to plug away at the sleeved jersey concept, much to the dismay of traditionalists, who prefer a tank top look. Their reasoning boils down to a belief that a shirt-style uniform has a wider marketing appeal for fans.

"We know fans want to wear the authentic product that the players are wearing," says Chris Grancio, head of global basketball sports marketing at Adidas. "In the NBA, it's just harder for fans to do that because a tank top is just a little bit more difficult to wear."

"A shirt with short sleeves can probably be worn a little bit more effectively than a shirt with no sleeves," says Sal LaRocca, executive vice president of global merchandising for the NBA.